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The Awful Truth of Distracted Driving

Editor’s Note: Last week Meridian Magazine featured an article entitled Five Myths About Distracted Driving Debunked. This week we go into more of the truth of this incredibly dangerous habit. Most people engage in some level of distracted driving, never realizing the truth of how much they are risking their own and others lives.

Here is the awful truth of distracted driving by the numbers:

3,300 Over this many people were killed in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. involving distracted driving. (source: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration or NHTSA)

387,000 More than this many injuries occurred in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. involving distracted driving. (source: NHTSA)